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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-2

The first managing director or managing directors are appointed by the articles of association. They carry out the incorporation formalities for which the founders of public limited companies are resp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to investment firms and portfolio management companies relating to professional secrecy

Article L531-12

I. - Any member of a board of directors or, as the case may be, of a supervisory board and any person who in any capacity participates in the direction or management of an investment firm or portfolio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of access to the profession and to other judicial and legal professions.

Article L742-2

The rules allowing commercial court clerks access to the other legal and judicial professions are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of access to the profession and to other judicial and legal professions.

Article L742-1

The conditions for admission to the profession of commercial court clerk are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.They include in particular a competitive examination, a traineeship and an interv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

I. - The Board shall examine the investigation or inspection report drawn up by the departments of the Autorité des marchés financiers or the request made by the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-13

The tax provided for in Article L. 436-10 shall be collected and controlled in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and privileges as turnover…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2316-10, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of the employee representatives on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-12

For the application of the first paragraph of Article L. 723-10, the words: "two rounds" are replaced by the words: "one round", and the following sentence is added at the end of the article: "If seve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article L3121-22

After the election of its standing committee under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5, the departmental council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-8

The freezing orders and prohibitions provided for in Articles L. 562-2, L. 562-3, L. 562-3-1, L. 562-5, L. 712-4 and L. 712-10 or the freezing measures implemented by virtue of acts taken in applicati…

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